{"462511":{"#nid":"462511","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Staff Council Talks Health Care at Town Hall","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EElections for the six open seats on the Georgia Tech Staff Council begin Monday, Nov. 2, and will be open through Nov. 13.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003EThe Council received 61 nominations for the six open positions. It anticipates having new members announced in early December. Staff are invited to cast their votes when elections open at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.staffcouncil.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ewww.staffcouncil.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EMeanwhile, the Staff Council held its second town hall on Tuesday, Oct. 13, providing updates on its work since the spring. The most-discussed topic at the forum was changes in health care premiums that the University System of Georgia (USG) will implement in 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EAgain this year, health care premiums increased as part the USG\u2019s move toward a defined contribution model for health care, system-wide. This model was approved in 2013 and is expected to be fully implemented for the 2017 plan year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EUnder this model, each plan will have an employer contribution of the same amount. Employees will be able to select a plan based on their needs, while getting the same subsidy for coverage. Currently, the USG provides varying levels of subsidy for each plan. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe Council\u2019s standing committees also provided updates. The Employee Engagement group is reviewing staff recognition programs, and other groups are looking at campus options for child care, summer camps, and parking.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EDepartments or other campus groups who would like to learn more about the Staff Council\u2019s work online or have a representative attend an upcoming meeting or event.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe Council will also hold elections for six open seats on the Georgia Tech Staff Council begin Monday, Nov. 2, and will be open through Nov. 13.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Council will also hold elections for six open seats on the Georgia Tech Staff Council begin Monday, Nov. 2, and will be open through Nov. 13."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-10-26 12:41:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:51","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-10-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-10-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"326941":{"id":"326941","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Staff Council","body":null,"created":"1449245041","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:04:01","changed":"1475895037","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:37","alt":"Georgia Tech Staff Council","file":{"fid":"200240","name":"staffcouncil.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/staffcouncil.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/staffcouncil.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":213045,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/staffcouncil.jpg?itok=nOnSeNj3"}}},"media_ids":["326941"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/staffcouncil.gatech.edu\/","title":"Staff Council"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4288","name":"benefits"},{"id":"3423","name":"employees"},{"id":"2493","name":"health care"},{"id":"167018","name":"staff"},{"id":"167004","name":"staff council"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:debbie.dorsey@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDebbie Dorsey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStaff Council\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}